cul-de-sac — meaning in English

English meaning

• impasse noun A situation where no further progress can be made; a deadlock.

Senses

cul-de-sac is used for these senses in English:

• dead end (idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
• impasse (figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.

impasse — full definition

1. noun A situation where no further progress can be made; a deadlock.
2. noun A dead-end street.

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